Home Research Research Library Family Physicians Play Key Role in Bridging the Gap in Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. Family Physicians Play Key Role in Bridging the Gap in Access to Opioid Use Disorder Treatment. 2020 Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Volume 102(1):10 Source American Family Physician Buprenorphine prescribing in primary care is a key bottleneck in the access to medications for opioid use disorder (OUD). In a Medicare claims study including family medicine, internal medicine, general practice, and psychiatry, the largest share of buprenorphine prescribers were family physicians. Given that family physicians care for patients of all ages and in a broad variety of settings, including urban and rural areas, they have the potential to dramatically improve national access. ABFM Research Read all 2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
Author(s) Abraham, Rohit, Wilkinson, Elizabeth, Jabbarpour, Yalda, and Bazemore, Andrew W Volume 102(1):10 Source American Family Physician
ABFM Research Read all 2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations 2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms 2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data 2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
2026 Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations Go to Validity of Area-Based Social Risk Indices Used at Higher-Level Geographies and Clinic Locations
2026 Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms Go to Family Physicians’ experiences of administrative Harms
2026 Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data Go to Reclassifying Primary Care: A Decision Tree Approach to Improving Workforce Estimates and Research Using Claims Data
2026 Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births Go to Strong Obstetric Care Training in Family Medicine Residency: Bolstering the Number of Family Physicians Attending Births
